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Optimal Onboard Renewable Energy Charging Method to Improve Micro-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Deployment Life
(2020-12)This study is an investigation of various methods for recharging a micro autonomous underwater vehicle (μAUV) onboard using renewable energy sources while deployed at sea. The goal of this project is to determine the optimal ... -
Where is My Mind? The Who, What, and Where of Mind Wandering at Work
(2020-12)Mind wandering is a phenomenon often tackled by cognitive psychologists and overlooked by organizational psychologists, despite numbers suggesting that disengaged employees cost organizations $550 billion a year. Mind ... -
Home Automation System by Voice Commands
(2019-12)The Home Automation System is one of the most important technologies that are used by humans for controlling electrical devices to reduce manual efforts in their daily tasks. The home automation system by voice has the ... -
The Role of Injury Type (Concussion versus Orthopedic), Coping Style, Depressive Symptomology, and Neurocognitive Functioning in Predicting Student-Athlete Injury Rehabilitation
(2019-11)Objectives:To examine the role of injury type, coping style, depressive symptomology, and neurocognitive functioning in student-athlete injury recovery Method: Eighty-two (54.9% male; 45.1% female) students, aged 18-25, ... -
The Role of Athletic Scholarship on Suboptimal Performance in Baseline Concussion Testing
(2018-12)Objective: To date, there is a very limited amount of research regarding the topic of sandbagging (i.e., intentional poor performance) during concussion baseline testing in a collegiate athlete population. It is known that ... -
Parent Reported Executive Functioning Does Not Predict Memory Dysfunction in Pediatric Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(2018-08)Objective: Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children are vulnerable to executive functioning and memory difficulties. The interaction between EF and memory is important to consider as EF ... -
Geolocation Based on Signal Level Measurement and Time Advance Inside the Network
(2020-05)The increasing demands for location-based services in recent years led to provide accurate location information inside the network. The applications for location-based service are assisting emergency request, fraud defense, ... -
Self-Reported Malingering: Prevalence, Strategies, and Decision Making
(2019-01)Objective: Malingering is intentional fabrication or exaggeration of physical or mental symptoms for the purpose of gaining an external incentive, whether it be for a reward or a gain of some sort or avoidance of an unwanted ... -
APPLICATION OF CLASSIFICATION IN MACHINE LEARNING: AN ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SYSTEMS SAFETY
(2020-08)Highway-rail grade crossing accidents are the second leading cause of fatalities within the railway transportation industry. Highway-rail grade crossing fatality statistics have failed to improve over the last decade, and ... -
Application of Neural Networks for Solving One Dimensional Inverse Heat Conduction Problems with Surface Ablation
(2020-08)Thermal protection systems (TPS) are critical for space vehicles to keep them safe against extensive aerothermal heating, particularly during the atmospheric entry. Ablative materials burn away gradually when subjected to ... -
Controlling Framing Effects for Web-Based Group Decision Support Systems
(2020-08)The way the proposal and the available alternatives are presented or framed for a group decision may alter the ultimate group decision. Strategic framing is an attack method used to manipulate people into irrationally ... -
Attitudes About Date Rape: Context and Consent
(2020-02)Sexual assault, and date rape specifically, is a prevalent problem among college students. Many factors influence students’ attitudes about these situations such as the closeness of the relationship and alcohol consumed ... -
1, 2, or 3 in a HAT? How a Human-Agent Team's Composition Affects Trust and Cooperation
(2020-12)Modern advances in technology have enabled a collaborative relationship between man and machine. Many industries have adopted these human-agent teams, yet human perceptions about technology may prevent them from adopting ... -
Predicting the Course of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Memory Disorder Clinic Sample
(2020-02)Objective: The present study examines a number of psychosocial and medical risk factors for dementia and their association with the outcome of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a memory disorder clinic sample. Method: ... -
Analysis of the Primary and Global Factors of the 16PF to Evaluate Individual Traits the General Population can Predict as they Relate to the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP)
(2020-02)Miller (2000) developed the Scale of Accurate Personality Prediction (SAPP), which was derived from a formula comparing obtained and self-predicted scores from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)’s 21 ... -
Effects of Contemplative Practice Applications on Learning with an Adaptive Training System
(2020-05)This study sought to test the impact of the contemplative practices of guided mindfulness and more traditional mindfulness compared to a standard educational practices control condition, on learning. Guided mindfulness ... -
Toward the Development of a Practitioner-Friendly Delay Tolerance Assessment and Treatment for Typically-Developing Children
(2020-05)Delay discounting is the decrease in the value of a reinforcer as a function of the delay to the delivery of the reinforcer. Individuals who exhibit steep delay discounting are commonly referred to as ‘impulsive’ and are ... -
Convergent Validity of Baseline Concussion Measures
(2020-02)The aim of this study was to examine convergent validity of similar domains in two commonly used neurocognitive assessments for concussion, the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool-5 (SCAT-5) and the Immediate Post-Concussion ... -
The Effects of Firm Age and Firm Size on Strategic Agility and Performance
(2020-05)Strategic agility is a relatively new construct in the field of strategic management which describes the degree to which a firm is flexible with its business strategy. Strategically agile firms are able to change their ... -
Dynamics in Recommendations of Updates for Free Open-Source Software
(2020-05)In Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) world, newer is not always better. Automatically updating to the latest version of FOSS applications involves real risks. The newer version could be missing features that are essential ...